Ford Mustang Mach-E engine: faults and reliability

• Standard Range, 75.7 kWh battery, 269-329 hp (2021-2025)

  2021–2025 · 269–329 hp

  With caution

  It falls within the range of the battery contactor box recalls (built from 27/05/2020 to 24/05/2022 in Germany), so you need to check by chassis number that the part was replaced, not only that the 2022 software update was applied.^[1][2]

• Extended Range, 98.8 kWh battery, 276-375 hp (2021-present)

  since 2021 · 276–375 hp

  With caution

  The ÖAMTC cites this version (Extended Range and GT) among those affected by the high-voltage contactor recall; units built after May 2022 have the design change the sources mention.^[7][8]

• GT, 98.8 kWh battery, 487 hp (2021-present)

  since 2021 · 487 hp

  With caution

  The ÖAMTC includes it in the recall, and it is advisable to confirm that the contactor box was replaced.^[7][9]

Buy: No known serious faults, or they have already been corrected, in this version. With caution: Worth buying if something specific is verified: history, a replaced part or a completed campaign. Avoid: High risk of a serious fault that is hard to check for or prevent.

1. 1High severityFrequency: CommonPower electronicsHigh-voltage battery contactors overheating: loss of powerYes: the main contactors of the Mach-E's high-voltage battery can overheat with repeated rapid charging and hard acceleration, and the car may lose traction or fail to start. The 2022 software update was not enough, and in December 2023 Ford moved to replace the contactor box.

Severity colours: low, medium, high, critical. How we rate them

Manufacturer

Ford

Family

Mach-E

Type

Electrical

Engine

Síncrono de imanes permanentes en el eje trasero (210 kW); un segundo motor delantero en las versiones de tracción total

Battery

75.7–98.8 kWh

Power

268–487 hp

Production

since 2021

Makes

Ford

Technical data^[4][5][6]

1. 2021–2025

   Standard Range, 75.7 kWh battery, 269-329 hp (2021-2025)

   75.7 kWh gross battery (around 68 kWh usable according to Wikipedia) with a rear permanent-magnet motor. Rear-wheel drive of 269 hp; all-wheel drive added a second front motor and, between 2023 and 2025, rose to 315 and 329 hp.^[4][6]

2. since 2021

   Extended Range, 98.8 kWh battery, 276-375 hp (2021-present)

   98.8 kWh gross battery (88 kWh usable in the early years, 91 kWh quoted for the current range) and outputs of 294 hp in rear-wheel drive and 351 hp in total up to 2024. From April 2025 the ADAC listing gives 276 hp and 375 hp.^[4][5][6]

3. since 2021

   GT, 98.8 kWh battery, 487 hp (2021-present)

   All-wheel-drive version with 358 kW (487 hp), with the same large battery as the Extended Range.^[4][9]